Theme

Security policy

The aim of security policy is to secure national sovereignty and political freedom.

An important aspect of security policy involves preventing and handling crises, and providing lasting and stable solutions to conflicts. Research at NUPI takes up a broad range of security questions of global and national importance. In addition to crisis management and warfare, we also study, for example, terrorism and organized crime, political violence and non-state armed actors. Particular attention is paid to international security organizations such as NATO, the European Union and the United Nations.

These are some of the questions security-policy research at NUPI seeks to answer:

How can current and future wars and crises best be handled?
What kind of threats are we likely to face in the years to come?

Who are the future actors on the security policy arena?

News about security policy

Doubling Down on Arctic Diplomacy
12 Nov 2020
- - Elana Wilson Rowe
- - Helge Blakkisrud
- Alf Håkon Hoel
- Yun Sun
- Alexander Sergunin
- Robert Orttung
What impact will the new Biden administration have on Arctic politics? While the Arctic as a region is not likely to figure as feature in the 100-day plan of a new Biden presidency, there are reasons to expect some key changes for the region.

The Arctic Diplomacy Utenrikspolitikk Security policy Styring Hav Climate Russia and Eurasia
What's next for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS)?
29 Oct 2020
- - Ane Teksum Isbrekken
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325. But the important Women, Peace and Security agenda seem to have had a backlash in recent years.

United Nations International organizations Humanitarian issues Sårbare stater Peace operations Conflict resolution Security policy
19 questions for a safer future

12 Aug 2020

Europe is divided, and cooperation is essential to ensure a safe future. NUPI’s Julie Wilhelmsen is one of the experts in the Cooperative Security Initiative (CSI), an initiative which is designed to generate ideas and shift momentum in favor of cooperative security and...

Security policy International organizations Europe

All news about security policy (total 68)

Events about security policy

Thu 26 Nov 2020

Political violence and polarization in France: the threat, the discourse and the response

Time: 09:30 Location: Microsoft Teams
Since 2015, more than 250 civilians have been killed in jihadist attacks in France. Is France particularly prone to jihadist violence, and how does terrorism affect French society and French politics?

Researchers on security policy

All researchers on security policy (total 26)

Publications about security policy

Publication : Popular scientific article
– Vi må anta at vi overvåkes
2020
- - Karsten Friis
We must assume that large parts of our digital communication can be picked up by foreign intelligence services.
Defence Security policy Etterretning
Publication : Academic lecture

Relations between Russia and Norway: Spiraling towards a new Cold War?
Lecture on how official rhetoric shapes and conditions the space for manoeuvre between two collective political entities. Using the examples of Norway and Russia in the period 2014-2019, I presented how the way in which political leaders talk about each other can contribute to conflict escalation.
Security policy Russia and Eurasia The Arctic Conflict resolution
Publication : Book review
"The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace"
1986
- - Julie Wilhelmsen
The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace Julie Wilhelmsen (NUPI, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs) reviews The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace by Oscar Jonsson.
Defence Security policy Cyber Russia and Eurasia Conflict resolution